CapitalGazette.com: Attorney for community association claims recall votes are invalid

The association racked up about $34,000 in legal fees.

By Cindy Huang

June 22, 2015

The Russett community in Laurel remains a community divided. Last week, homeowners took a vote to retain or remove the president and vice president of the community association, following a court hearing.The results still haven’t been made public, but the association has filed a lawsuit, arguing only one of the votes was valid because the proceeding violated open meeting rules.

“It’s not our fault they don’t have their house in order,” said George A. Perry, an attorney for the association.

Perry called the efforts to remove President Colin Sandy and Vice President Tim Reyburn “a hostile takeover.”

Matt Kreiser, an attorney for community members, said it’s absurd to call the votes invalid. Read more: